Jacob Zuma

What’s behind the recent unrest in South Africa?

South Africa is still trying to come to terms with days of looting and violence that left death and destruction.

Government says deaths from days of violence revised up to 79 in Gauteng province and 258 in KwaZulu-Natal.

The funeral for Zuma’s brother, Michael, who died after a long illness, will took place in Nkandla.

The Take explores the vast inequality and economic hardships behind South Africa’s latest unrest.

Former South African president, currently serving a 15-month prison term in a separate case, faces 16 charges.

Former president, jailed over contempt of court, faces separate corruption charges stemming from a 1999 weapons sale.

Hospital resources pushed to limit as violence, looting grip parts of country already struggling to cope with pandemic.

Looting and violence engulfing South Africa for days ebb ahead of an expected surge in soldiers on the streets.

Many citizens have banded together to scare off looters as South Africa reels under its worst unrest in decades.

South African forces fail to contain looting and violence in which more than 70 people have died over several days.

The arrests come as 72 people are killed in six days of rioting and looting following former President Zuma’s jailing.

Army deployed in two provinces to quell growing unrest after former President Jacob Zuma jailed.

Shops looted, roads blocked as protesters march through Johannesburg decrying the jailing of South African ex-president.